quote: Birthday traditions:Canada - Greasing the nose with butter or margarine. In Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland) the birthday child is ambushed and their nose is greased for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch them. This tradition is reputed to be of Scottish decent.

I can't vouch for it's trueness - from the to german traditions cited there one i never heard of (leaving the candles on all day) and the other one is inaccurate (sweeping the town hall stairs if you are not *married* at 30 - girlfriend doesn't count).

posted 07. January 200505:18 PM
If it is a tradition, it's restricted to the Maritimes. I'm from the prairies and I've never heard of it. The image of a kid being ambushed and greased is cute, though.
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